Life update and some commentary
January is moving fast and as I look at my cell phone pictures I realize that I haven't taken many. I have spent a lot of time making sure paperwork is filled and filed, like this shot from our local chamber of commerce office.
Its been quite rainy around here, which is good for the soil and the plants, but not that great for getting outside type of motivation.
My wife is still on vacation, her second semester of masters degree starts the 31st, and its looking like we may have to go to Bogota for one week out of the year.
I'm prepared, I found a jujitsu club very close to her classes where I can't wait to roll again after many years.
My father in law is in the hospital again. We dropped down to Ibague yesterday to visit him, but couldnt actually see him. Hopefully we will be able to catch him at home before the end of the month. Anyway, we were able to help with some vitamins and other supplies that he needs that aren't covered by his insurance plan. Oh and I was able to borrow a 24 inch drill bit that I need to finish our drying rack.
I also have the story of the wheel chair I bought. Maybe it was an impulse buy, an old guy with cancer sold me his second chair, brand new, for about 100 bucks. Some people said I was silly, but I have been happy with the results so far.
First, back in October, a friends mom had a small stroke, and needed a chair, he was carrying his mom in his arms to the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, etc. I told him I had one, he was so grateful. Over the next months, she did recover and is walking around again. I asked for the chair back, they polished it up and gave it back to me just last week.
Yesterday, I found out that my father in law needs a chair, at least for moving around inside the hospital. We are wrapping it up and sending it today. This might be the best 100 dollars I ever spent!
Just for fun I looked at new ones in Ibague yesterday. The cheapest is 130 bucks, and they just go up from there - it looks like a similar one to what I have is now closer to 200 dollars.
I had never purchased a wheel chair before but I just had a feeling.
Also - got the car back! We fixed the brakes by putting in a new brake pump, and in the meantime I had some doors built on the back. We also cleaned up the bed and sprayed it with this black stuff called P7, so far I'm loving it. I've been loading rocks in my free time, I pick them up on the street for free :)
There are still a few sections of road left to fix, this will be our goal this year, to get the car all the way up to our farm!
There is lots to do, so we'll keep working hard, and I'll do my best to take more and better photos to share!
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@pixresteemer(4/10) gave you LUV.
I love you!
Lol... This is amazing
Nice work, man. The wheelchair might have been bought out of intuition or premonition, maybe. Good luck on your trip to Bogota.
I intuited it indeed! Sometimes its not so easy to trust your instincts, but I think I have gotten better at it over the years!
Several people looked at me funny when I bought it though, no one needed it and it was just taking up space - for about two weeks. Since then it hasn't spent more than a week out of use :)
Trusting one's instinct is difficult to do especially when it goes against current situation or other people's beliefs. Good that you have been able to look past those so that your friend's mom and father in law can benefit. I'd say that is a job well done. :)
¿Vienes a Bogotá y practicarás artes marciales? Broo, eso es genial. Yo estaba pensando en buscar uno de esos "Smart Fit" (es un gimnasio), muchos amigos de otras ciudades me lo han recomendado, pero aún no estoy del todo seguro. ¿En Tolima hay Smart Fits? ¿Has llegado a ver uno?
Siii! Me ha hecho falta es que en el Libano no hay nada sino futbol.
Tampoco he visto Smart Fit pero supongo que debe estar uno en Ibague.
Segun google, si hay
De pronto monto una reunion Hive para tomar unas polas mientras estoy en la ciudad!
Mi prima trabaja en un bar aquí en Kennedy y usualmente hay muchas personas, así que tomar unas cuantas cervezas allí estaría genial haha.
This is really awesome and nice about you, keep up the good work as always.
This is so awesome, looking forward to some pic in "the dojo"!
I have 3 more assignments to finish my MBA and I am NEVER writing something because I HAVE to ever again...lolol
This is the way! Being your own boss has its perks, some people need boss-fed motivation but I have found that I can motivate myself far more effectively.
Holy crap.. too bad your road is in the middle of a valley.. It's kinda hard to mitigate water from turning things into mud, and making everything so sloppy..
So im guessing that those rocks your stealing from the street, your using to fill up that mud valley and make a road for your car.. VARY CREATIVE!
Its crazy how good we have up here in the US. I hit a bump with my car and get so angry I didnt notice and avoid it.. If I lived down there, i'd be having a panic attack most of the time.
For a beat I was like "why are you loading up the rocks?" ...next photo, "oh to make the road passable, got it" LOL. I take it the dirt road gets muddied up in the rain and stuff and you can't drive on it?
Say hi to @ecoinstante for me! :)
That's a great plan. I know you'll be able to accomplish your goal.
Agree!